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Arthurs Seat - Baxter - Cape Schanck - Dromana - Fingal - Frankston - McCrae - Main Ridge - Merricks - Moorooduc - Mornington - Mount Eliza - Mount Martha - Point Nepean - Red Hill - Shoreham - Somers - Sorrento - Tuerong |
| ARTHURS SEAT |
The Enchanted Maze Garden -
55 Purves Rd, Arthurs Seat - Tel: (03) 5981 8449
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Seawinds
Purves Rd - Gardens, William Ricketts Statues. lookouts, electric BBQ's and picnic facilities and a range of walking tracks. Entry is free. Carpark opens 10am daily and closes 4.30pm weekdays, 5pm on weekends and public holidays and 8pm suring summer school holidays. |
| BAXTER |
Mulberry Hill
Golf Links Rd - Home of the noted artist Sir Darryl Lindsay and his wife Joan, best remembered as the author of the Australian classic novel, Picnic at Hanging Rock. Entry fee applies. Tel: (03) 5971 4138 |
Sages Cottage Farm and Cafe
85 Sages Rd - This shingle and slab hut, situated on thirty-three acres, was occupied by the Sage family from 1853 to 1962. The farm is a working illustration of pastoral life. The cottage is used as a restaurant. (open Friday and Saturday 10am-3pm). It is furnished in keeping with the period and has some items of interest from the Sage family. The childrens farm is different to other children's farms in that it offers therapeutic programs, including Animal Assisted Therapy, to children who have been exposed to family violence, abuse or neglect. At the farm they can develop trusting relationships in a safe environment. They can learn how to care for animals and undersatnd how they are feeling and undertake tasks that require responsibility and problem solving skills. For more information see Sage Cottage -
Tel: (03) 5971 5964 / 03 5971 1337. |
| CAPE SCHANCK |
Cape Schanck Light-Station
Cape Schanck Rd - The light-station includes the lighthouse, a museum and the former lighthouse-keepers residences. The buildings date back to 1859 and are a superb example of architecture of that time. Guided tours of the light-station are held daily .
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| DROMANA |
| Heronswood Cafe, Garden & Nursery - 105 LaTrobe Pde, Dromana - Tel: (03) 5987 1877 |
| FINGAL |
| Boneo Maze & Wetlands -
695 Limestone Rd -
Tel: (03) 5988 6385 |
| Chrysalis of St Andrews -
250 Sandy Rd - Tel: (03) 5988 6921 |
| FRANKSTON |
Ballam Park Homestead
Cranbourne Rd - A 2 storey sandstone brick home, maintained to look and feel like a home of the last century. One of the oldest houses in the area. Built around 1855 by the Lairdet family. Open Sunday 1-5pm. Tel: (03) 9789 3116 |
McClelland Gallery & Sculpture Park
390 McClelland Drive, Langwarrin - An excellent collection of fine art and a world famous collection of major work by leading Australian sculptors. Tel: (03) 9789 1671 |
Mulberry Hill - Golf Links Road, Langwarrin
The Lindsays left their beloved Mulberry Hill, and its significant collection of Australian art, fine Georgian furniture, glassware, and Staffordshire ceramics to the National Trust of Australia so that others could share and enjoy the collection. Tel: (03) 5971 4138.
Open every Sunday except during July. Guided tours 1.30 pm, 2.15 pm and 3 pm.
Also closed on days of total fire ban |
George Petland Botanic Gardens
Foot St, cnr William St - Originally a golf course, the undulating grassed fairways and garden beds are now planted with native plants. |
| McCRAE |
McCrae Homestead & Museum
11 Beverley Rd - The McCrae Homestead, built in 1844 by Andrew and Georgina McCrae is on of Victoria's oldest homesteads. Tel: (03) 5981 2366 |
South Channel Lighthouse
Point Nepean Rd - Built in 1873. Not open to the public but you may walk around the grounds |
| MAIN RIDGE |
| Wirruna -
242 Main Creek Rd -
Tel (03) 5989 6234 |
| MOOROODUC |
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Garden Vineyard -
174 Graydens Rd - Tel: (03) 5978 8336 |
| MORNINGTON |
Beleura House, Museum & Garden
Entry fee applies. Tel: (03) 5975 2027 |
| MOUNT ELIZA |
| Morning Star Estate -
1 Sunnyside Rd -
Tel: (03) 9787 7760 |
| MOUNT MARTHA |
The Briars Historical Park
Nepean Highway - Visit the 1840's homestead, renowned for it's Napoleonic Collection and look for koalas, kangeroos and wallabies along bushland trails. Tel: (03) 5974 3686 |
| POINT NEPEAN |
Fort Nepean, Point Nepean
A ninteenth century military fort turned into a museum. Tunnels, gun emplacements and excellent views. Tel: (03) 5984 4276 |
| RED HILL |
| Meadowood -
22 Beaulieu Rd - Tel (03) 5989 2368 |
| SHOREHAM |
| Ashcombe Maze & Lavender Gardens -
15 Shoreham Rd - Tel: (03) 5989 8387 |
| SOMERS |
Coolart Wetlands & Homestead
Lord Somers Road - Coolart is a magnificent late Victorian mansion. Ever-changing wetlands can be viewed from the observatory, and a lagoon where thousands of Australian white ibis nest every year. Tel: (03) 5931 4000 |
| SORRENTO |
Collins Settlement Historic Site
Sullivan Bay, east of Sorrento - The place where Lt. Col. David Collins, accompanied by officers, marines, settlers and 229 convicts, landed in October 1803. |
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